schack

In a sentence

• Jag gillar att spela schack.

  I like to play chess.

  Here, 'schack' is used to refer to the game of chess.

• Han satte sin motståndare i schack.

  He put his opponent in check.

  In this context, 'schack' describes a game situation where the opponent's king is under threat.

• Schack är ett spel av strategi och logik.

  Chess is a game of strategy and logic.

  The word 'schack' is being used to generally refer to the intellectual game.